Be advised — there will be spoilers.
“Game of Thrones” came to the end of the line with Sunday’s series finale — enter into the unending winter of discontent. Longtime fans have been beset with goofs, gaffes and disappointment this season and the finale was no exception.
From the Washington Post: Forty-three minutes into Sunday’s “Game of Thrones” series finale, Queen Daenerys was dead, Drogon turned the Iron Throne to melted metal and someone left a plastic water bottle in King’s Landing.
Viewers spotted the non-medieval container hiding inside the King’s Landing amphitheater behind a boot worn by Samwell Tarly, who was set on resolving the problems, and future, of Westeros.
The water bottle represented a final blunder in a season inundated with errors — three weeks ago the Battle of Winterfell was plagued with darkness, and then there was the disposable coffee cup left on set.
Once again, HBO’s oversight swamped social media feeds.
it's very important to stay hydrated during long meetings. #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/qnVKROVktY
— 9GAG (@9GAG) May 20, 2019
“THE WATER BOTTLE,” one viewer tweeted. “THIS IS NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE.”
Another GoT fan wrote, “So water bottles are a common thing in Westeros.”
Sam started producing Mineral Water in Westeros. Good business ?#GameOfThrones #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/wY5NLrvqHP
— ً (@PO5IT1VE) May 20, 2019
Some fans felt Sunday’s episode, aptly titled “The Iron Throne,” represented a final flaw in a too-rushed, poorly written eighth and final season.
From CNN: Grief-stricken and thoroughly done with humanity, Drogon scoops up Daenerys’ dead body and flies off with her like she’s the baton in a relay race. That’s it. There’s no more dragon. There’s no more war. But there’s still 50 minutes worth of story left to tell. The “Game of Thrones” is dead. Welcome to the “Game of Sensible, Neatly Arranged Chairs.”
As one viewer wrote, “They aren’t even trying at this point.”
How the game of thrones writers wrote season 8….. #gameofthrones #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/gq0QNCCYQK
— jess crawford (@jesscrawford13) May 20, 2019
Great Cinematography Ruined by Bad Writing ??#GameOfThronesFinale #GameOfThrones #GameofThronesSeason8 pic.twitter.com/hfE00E3Dbs
— Niko Di Angelo ? (@NikolasDiAngelo) May 20, 2019
When you don't contribute to group assignment and still get an A #GameOfThronesFinale pic.twitter.com/pIFpRjrlyQ
— Maryam A Abdullahi (@MaryamAAbdull17) May 20, 2019
Pretty Much …#GameOfThronesFinale #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/ckfkSeP6mT
— Veronica⚓ (@83VeronicaV) May 20, 2019
Now I wish that the night king killed everyone. #GameOfThronesFinale #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/H77pRra8Tu
— نجمه ترابی (@NajmehTorabi) May 20, 2019
There was at least one high point to the final episode.
Best scene… pic.twitter.com/fYjlj0setk#GameOfThrones
— Me with luv~? (@The_dumb_Baby) May 20, 2019
The only good thing from the finale #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/7mo2npkByz
— Valar Morghulis (@blarn_nguyen) May 20, 2019
bro I'm crying rn #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/J2wRD1UjVs
— Ammar Mohammed (@visniik) May 20, 2019
What we learned from #GameofThrones : the creatures are the only loyal beings and only ones that matter #GameOfThonesFinale pic.twitter.com/61LkUUujMD
— ? is happy when BK is happy ? (@JUNIORLAILAIzx) May 20, 2019
